West Des Moines, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Methodist West Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, IA 50266 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rN NE in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Methodist West Hospital
- Parent company
- UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
- Street
- 1660 60th St
- City
- West Des Moines
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50266
- On-site location
- In the operating room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Scrubbed in a shoulder replacement case. Taking needle off syringe
What happened
I was handed back a syring with capped needle after local was given. I went to remove the needle and the cap fell off. I didnt immediately realize this and stuck my finger with the needle.
Injury or illness
Contaminated Sharp FingerIndex - Right
Object or substance involved
Hypodermic needle used for local injection
Summary line
I was handed back a syring with capped needle after local was given. I went to remove the needle and the cap fell off. I didnt immediately realize this and stuck my finger with the needle.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN NE
- SOC code
- 29-1141 — Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 502
- Total hours worked
- 664413
- EIN
- 741180155
- Establishment ID
- 940537
- Employer case #
- S2025-039
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:16:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.